Game of Thrones: Who Left The Coffee Cup On Set Revealed

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After months of speculation, Emilia Clarke has finally revealed who is responsible for the infamous coffee cup from the final season of Game of Thrones. In the fourth episode of the season, eagle-eyed viewers spotted a Starbucks cup sitting on a table during a Winterfell feast. People were quick to point fingers, including some cast members themselves, with even Sophie Turner suggesting Clarke (who was sitting closest to the cup during the scene) was responsible.

The coffee cup debacle was one of the many issues audiences had with the much-discussed final season. Many viewers were left unsatisfied with how the show wrapped up, largely due to the shortened episode order and fans feeling that certain characters (namely Daenerys Targaryen and Jaime Lannister) had their character development rushed for the sake of plot advancement. Some fans believe that the final season was rushed so creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss could work on their Star Wars trilogy, but just this week it was announced that they were stepping away from the Star Wars universe.

During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Clarke shared the true story behind the coffee cup. She explained that at a recent Emmy party, her co-star Conleth Hill (who played Lord Varys) pulled her aside and confessed it belonged to him. He told her he didn't want to own up to it because "it seemed the heat was very much" on Clarke. Clarke could only respond with an indignant, "What?!" Watch the full clip (where Clarke also talks about her recent reunion with Jason Momoa and Kit Harington) below:

The coffee cup's origin story is far from the only Game of Thrones news to break this week. HBO announced that the prequel series The Long Night, starring Naomi Watts and written by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass), had been canceled. Not long after, the network announced House of the Dragon, a Targaryen-centered prequel based on the mythology created by George R.R. Martin. Ryan Condal will serve as showrunner along with Miguel Sapochnik, who directed some of the most famous Game of Thrones episodes including "Battle of the Bastards". The series is said to take place 300 years before the start of Game of Thrones.

Out of all the issues with the final season, a coffee cup's appearance in Westeros was by far the strangest and most ridiculous. It prompted lots of speculation, and now fan finally now the answer. While the coffee cup blooper definitely shouldn't have been in the show, it is somewhat of a reminder that the people behind Game of Thrones are just as addicted to caffeine as the average human. And now that the true culprit has been revealed, people can stop bothering Clarke about it.